Race organizers for the Berlin Marathon announced that a world record 54,280 people finished the race in Germany on Sunday.

Ethiopia's Milkesa Mengesha wins the men's Berlin Marathon as compatriot Tigist Ketema claims victory in the women's race.

At the Berlin Marathon, Ethiopia swept the men's and women's titles of an annual World Marathon Major for the first time in three years.

Ethiopian duo Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema won the men's and women's races respectively in the 50th running of the Berlin Marathon on Sunday.

Follow as two record-setters Tigist Ketema and Kibiwott Kandie attempt to post career-defining runs at the 2024 Berlin Marathon.

The 50th Berlin marathon saw a series of Ethiopian athletes clinch medals, including Milkesa Mengesha who won the men's race with a time of just over 2 hours 3 minutes. Fellow Ethiopian Tigist Ketema won the women's race.

Milkesa Mengesha crossed the finish line in 2:03:17 after 42.129km, beating Kenya's Cybrian Kotut and Ethiopia's Haymaonot Alew, while Tigist Ketema won the women's race in 2:16:41 at Berlin Marathon on Sunday.